 Much has changed since Clifford Bromling, 100, graduated from Whitworth in 1931. Back then, a postage stamp cost two cents, a gallon of gas would set you back 10 cents, and the average apartment rented for $18 a month.
At 100, Bromling, who recently celebrated his birthday, is one of Whitworth's oldest living alumni. He still holds on to his Whitworth yearbooks and says he has fond memories of his college years. Whitworth at that time was like one big family, Bromling says. He played on the school's football team, basketball team and baseball team. He also participated in school leadership as class vice president in 1930 and president in 1931. In 1931, there were just 14 Whitworth graduates – and 87 students on the entire campus.
Bromling met his wife while attending Whitworth. Both graduated with degrees in education before they married in 1934. Bromling went on to teach industrial arts and to coach several sports. He later became principal at a school in Wood Bluff, Wash. Whitworth extends its heartiest congratulations as Clifford Bromling reaches his first-century milestone.
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